Suspect's family wants DNA test on Hannah Anderson

Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Updated 10:53 am, Wednesday, August 21, 2013

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A spokesman for the family of a man suspected of kidnapping a 16-year-old Southern California girl and killing her mother and brother wants DNA samples to determine if the suspect fathered the children.

Andrew Spanswick told KGTV-TV in San Diego that there are rumors that James Lee DiMaggio fathered both children and that it's odd that the suspect named their maternal grandmother as a life insurance beneficiary. A spokeswoman for Hannah Anderson's family disputes the suggestion, saying DiMaggio didn't meet Hannah's mother until she was six months pregnant with her.

Anderson family spokeswoman Stacy Hess also says Brett Anderson's DNA was used to confirm the identity of 8-year-old Ethan Anderson, whose remains were found Aug. 4.

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 file photo, Hannah Anderson arrives at the Boll Weevil restaurant for a fundraiser in her honor to raise money for her family, in Lakeside, Calif. Hannah's mother, Christina Anderson, 44, whose body was found near the remains of her 8-year-old son at a family friend's rural house, died of a blunt injury to the head, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said. Anderson, 44, was found dead Aug. 4 when firefighters extinguished flames at the home of James Lee DiMaggio, who is accused of murdering her and her son and kidnapping her 16-year-old daughter Hannah. DiMaggio was killed six days later in an FBI shootout in the Idaho wilderness. Hannah Anderson was rescued and returned to California. less

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 file photo, Hannah Anderson arrives at the Boll Weevil restaurant for a fundraiser in her honor to raise money for her family, in Lakeside, Calif. Hannah's mother, ... more

Photo: U-T San Diego, Howard Lipin

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

FILE - This combination of undated file photos provided by the San Diego Sheriff's Department shows James Lee DiMaggio, 40, left, and Hannah Anderson, 16. A massive search entered a seventh day Saturday, Aug. ... more

Photo: AP

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

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A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.

A person claiming to be 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was answering hundreds of questions on Ask.fm and other social media sites Tuesday about her kidnapping ordeal at the hands of 40-year-old James DiMaggio.